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FALL 2008
Section 45413

Course Syllabus

LESSON TOPICS ASSIGNMENT DUE
Lesson 1

 

Orientation/Tour
A. Question & Answer Session
B. Fill Out Personal Data Sheet

Library visit Thurs 8/28 10:00 w/ CG :
Lessons 1 - 4

September 2

Lesson 2

Organization of Information               
A. Library of Congress Subject Headings
B. Library of Congress Classification System

September 5

Lesson 3

Finding Books in the Library               
A. Library of Congress Call Numbers

September 12

Lesson 4

Using the Online Catalog                      
A. Finding Books 

September 19
Quiz One

The Online Catalog       

Library visit Thurs 9/25 12:00 w/ ENG :
Lessons 5 - 8
                                                                 

September 26

Lesson 5

The Reference Collection: Encyclopedias

October 3

Lesson 6

The Reference Collection: Dictionaries & Almanacs  

October 10
 Lesson 7

The Reference Collection: Literary Sources   

October 17

Lesson 8

The Reference Collection: Biographical Sources

Library visit Thurs 10/23 10:00 w/CG :
Lessons 9 - 11
 

October 24

Lesson 9

 Periodical Literature and Periodical Indexes
A. Periodical Literature                       
1. Purpose
2. Types of Periodicals
3. Periodicals List
4. Citation Information
5. Abstracts
6. Full text              

October 31

Lesson 10

Library Online Databases               

November 7

Quiz Two

Periodical Indexes & Databases

Library visit Thurs 11/20 12:00 w/ENG :
Lessons 12 - 13

November 14
 

Lesson 11

The Internet and the World Wide Web                   A. History of the Internet
B. Internet Tutorials
C. Evaluating Internet Resources    

November 21

Lesson 12

The Research Paper                         
A. Six steps in the research process
1. State a research question, problem or issue.
2. Determine your information requirements
3. Locate and retrieve relevant information.
4. Use technological tools for accessing information.
5. Evaluate information.
6. Organize and synthesize information

December 5
 

Lesson 13

Bibliography/Work-Cited List
A. Citation Styles

December 12

FINAL PROJECT

Annotated Bibliography

December 19

Library Visits - You will visit the library on these days with your CG or ENG class. 

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